MacKay Life Sciences (formerly Biofield) is trying to blaze a trail in the diagnostic equipment market with its Biofield Diagnostic System, which employs single-use sensors to detect and examine changes associated with breast cancer. The system is based on the theory that epithelial cancers are characterized by changes in the electrical charge of the affected tissue; the sensors analyze these changes and identify if a lesion is malignant or benign. The process requires less than 20 minutes, and has possible applications to cancers of the ovaries, skin, prostate, and colon. Director James MacKay, through the MacKay Group, owns a majority interest in MacKay Life Sciences.

MAKO Surgical Corp. developed and markets the MAKOplasty partial knee resurfacing system, a minimally invasive alternative to traditional knee replacement surgery for patients with early- to mid-stage osteoarthritis. Proprietary components of the system consist of visualization technology and a robotic arm (RIO) that help orthopedic surgeons prepare the knee joint for insertion of MAKO's resurfacing implants (RESTORIS) through a small incision. With marketing approval in the US and Europe, MAKO Surgical markets to hospitals and surgeons via a direct sales force and independent orthopedic product agents and distributors.

Mammatech Corporation wants to help doctors, clinicians, moms, and other women keep an eye on breast cancer. The company manufactures a breast tumor detection training system designed to increase early detection of breast cancer and thus reduce patient deaths from the disease. Using models of a human female breast, the MammaCare System trains individuals to perform manual breast exams to detect tumors. The system comes in different interactive training packages targeting medical professionals and individuals, including those who are hearing or vision impaired. The company started as a research project in 1974 with support from the National Cancer Institute.

Maquet strives to ensure optimal surgeon performance. Maquet makes what could be some of the most crucial modern components of hospital operating theaters and post-op care facilities. The company is organized into three divisions: surgical workplaces (operating tables, surgical lights, ceiling service lights, and prefabricated operating and intensive care suites); cardiovascular (beating heart positioners, pumps, oxygenators, and grafts for open-heart and vascular surgeries); and critical care (anesthesia and ventilation systems for the operating theater and intensive care). Additionally the company provides software, disposables, and maintenance services. Maquet is a subsidiary of Getinge AB.

As important as the blood running through your veins is the oxygen it carries. Masimo knows that and makes tools that monitor arterial blood-oxygen saturation levels and pulse rates in patients. The company's product range, which is based on Signal Extraction Technology (SET), offers pulse oximeters in both handheld and stand-alone (bedside) form. Product benefits include the provision of real-time information and elimination of signal interference, such as patient movements. The company primarily markets its products globally through direct-sales representatives and distributors. It also licenses SET-based products to dozens of medical equipment manufacturers, including CareFusion, Medtronic, and Welch Allyn.

MedDetect is lending its helping hand to the healthcare sector. The company makes the MD-2000 MedDetect Instrument Detection System, a device that scans and retrieves medical and surgical instruments for hospitals and surgery centers. Other products include the EZ Glide Bag Scanner (used for the handling and scanning of medical waste) and MD SuperFabric Reusable Gloves (offers high puncture resistance to needles and other sharp instruments). MedDetect's sales operations are located in Rochester, Illinois.

Medela is just working to make mothers and babies happy and healthy. The company is a leading maker of breast pumps and breastfeeding accessories for hospital, rental, and home use. Medela's neonatology division develops specialized lamps used to treat jaundiced newborns. Its suction technology division offers aspirators, pumps, medical gas regulators, fluid management systems, for use in hospital and homecare settings. Medela has branched out from mothers and babies into wound care with its Invia system of negative pressure products. Medela Holding AG operates more than a dozen subsidiaries in China, Europe, the UK, and the US. Medela is owned by the family of founder Olle Larsson.

Medical Action Industries is cleaning up in the medical products marketplace. The company manufactures, markets, and distributes a wide range of disposable medical products. Some of its main products include wash basins and bedpans, IV start kits, containment systems for medical waste, sterilization products, dressing and surgical sponges, and laboratory products (such as petri dishes and specimen containers). Though it sells primarily to hospitals, Medical Action Industries has expanded its product lines and marketing efforts to target doctors, dentists, veterinarians, outpatient centers, and long-term care facilities. The company's major customers are medical distributors Owens & Minor and Cardinal Health.

Medical International Technology is on a mission to rid the world of syringes. Medical International Technology (MIT) specializes in the development, marketing, and sale of needle-free jet injectors, designed for human and animal inoculations. (Reasons to use a needle-free injector include reducing pain, cross contamination, needlestick injuries, and biological waste.) Products destined for veterinary use are sold under the Agro-Jet brand, while those meant for use on humans are sold under the Med-Jet name. Subsidiary ScanView makes portable, wireless ultrasound diagnostic medical devices.

Mediwatch keeps an eye on patients' urological health. The company designs and manufactures medical devices used in diagnosis, treatment, and management of urological disorders. Its PSAWatch product helps to detect and monitor prostate cancer. The company's other products include ultrasound imaging devices, urinary flow monitoring devices, and products to help with erectile dysfunction. Among its customers are hospitals, medical clinics, primary care physicians, and nurses.

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